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  • The effect of indentation force and displacement on visual perception of compliance 
    Fakhoury, Evan; Culmer, Peter R.; Henson, Brian (IEEE, )
    This paper investigates the effect of maximum indentation force and depth on people's ability to accurately discriminate compliance using indirect visual information only. Participants took part in two psychophysical ...
  • International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality 
    Hargossian, H.; Neshvad, S.; Sachau, J.; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The distribution grid has been the source of an increased amount of electricity production in recent years. Coupled with the adoption of open energy markets, this event has significantly complicated the powerflows on ...
  • 22nd International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2013) 
    Margossian, Haraj; Capitanescu, F.; Sachau, J.; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This paper proposes a framework for adaptive feeder protection in distribution grids with a high amount of distributed generators (DGs) installed. The scheme adapts the feeder protection relay settings according to the ...
  • 2013 IEEE EUROCON 
    Margossian, Haraj; Capitanescu, Florin; Sachau, Juergen; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    The increasing proportion of inverter based distributed generation (DG) in the power system may limit the short circuit power available at distribution substations and consequently cause significant troubles for the ...
  • 2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG) 
    Margossian, Haraj; Sachau, Juergen; Deconinck, Geert; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    Conventional short circuit calculation programs do not consider the actual behavior of inverter based distributed generation (DG). Several techniques to consider them have been suggested in literature and are briefly ...
  • A multivariable stochastic tracking controller for robot manipulators without joint velocities 
    Saab, Samer S.; Ghanem, Paul; SOE; 199690250; Electrical And Computer Engineering; ssaab@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The objective of this work is to design a discrete time multivariable controller for a class of robot manipulators without using joint velocities while possessing tracking ability and yielding smooth torque signals. The ...
  • The effect of vision on discrimination of compliance using a tool 
    Fakhoury, Evan; Henson, Brian; Culmer, Peter; SOE; 200501678; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; evan.fakhoury@lau.edu; Lebanese American University
    This article describes a psychophysical experiment that investigates the effect of the source of vision on the perception of compliance with a specific focus on palpation, a basic surgical task. Twelve participants were ...
  • Integrating data collection optimization into pavement management systems 
    Bazi, Gabriel; El Khoury, John; Srour, F. Jordan; SOE; 201407244; 200103005; 201204645; Civil Engineering; gabriel.bazi@lau.edu.lb; john.khoury@lau.edu.lb; jordan.srour@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This paper describes a method for using location data to optimize the routing of pavement data collection vehicles. In much of the developed world, pavement testing is performed on a regular basis; the pavement testing ...
  • Performance of cold in-place recycling in Nevada 
    Bazi, Gabriel; Sebaaly, Peter; Hitti, Edgard; Weitzel, Dean; Bemanian, Sohila; SOE; 201407244; Civil Engineering; gabriel.bazi@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    In light of the increasing cost of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures and the limited availability of good materials, cold in-place recycling (CIR) offers an attractive alternative for rehabilitating asphalt pavements. Because ...
  • Analysis of R/C decks in multi-cell box girder bridges under rational wheel load distributions 
    Bazi, G.M.; HAjj, E.Y.; SOE; 201407244; Civil Engineering; gabriel.bazi@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This paper presents the results of a finite element (FE) study on the analysis of reinforced concrete decks in multi-cell box girder bridges under wheel loading. The deck bending moments were investigated for typical ...
  • Seasonal effects on a low-volume road flexible pavement 
    Bazi, Gabriel; Briggs, Robert; Saboundjian, Steve; Ullidtz, Per; SOE; 201407244; Civil Engineering; gabriel.bazi@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Alaska’s Parks Highway is a 323-mi, asphalt-paved, predominantly two-lane, low-volume roadway that links the state’s two largest cities (Anchorage and Fairbanks). The effects of thawing on this low-volume roadway pavement ...
  • Assessing the potential of network reconfiguration to improve distributed generation hosting capacity in active distribution systems 
    Margossian, Harag; Capitanescu, Florin; Ochao, Luis F.; Hatziargyriou, Nikos D.; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    As the amount of distributed generation (DG) is growing worldwide, the need to increase the hosting capacity of distribution systems without reinforcements is becoming nowadays a major concern. This paper explores how the ...
  • Distribution network protection considering grid code requirements for distributed generation 
    Margossian, Harag; Deconinck, Geert; Sachau, Juergen; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The amount of inverter-based distributed generation connected to the low and medium voltage levels is increasing rapidly. Their growing impact on the power system has already driven some distribution network operators to ...
  • Role of myosin II in motility and in force generation of DRG growth cones 
    Sheheitli, Hiba; Sayyad, Wasim Amin; Erika, Ercolini; Ban, Jelena; Amin, Ladan; Fabris, Paolo; Valbuena, Alejandro; Torre, Vincent; SOE; 201306323; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; hismail@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
  • Origin of arrhythmias in a heart model 
    Sheheitli, Hiba; Rand, Richard; SOE; 201306323; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; hiba.sheheitli@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    An investigation of the nonlinear dynamics of a heart model is presented. The model compartmentalizes the heart into one part that beats autonomously (the x oscillator), representing the pacemaker or SA node, and a second ...
  • Dynamics of three coupled limit cycle oscillators with vastly different frequencies 
    Sheheitli, Hiba; Rand, Richard H.; SOE; 201306323; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; hiba.sheheitli@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    A system of three coupled limit cycle oscillators with vastly different frequencies is studied. The three oscillators, when uncoupled, have the frequencies ω1=O(1), ω2=O(1/ε) and ω3=O(1/ε2), respectively, where ε≪1. The ...
  • Dynamics of a mass–spring–pendulum system with vastly different frequencies 
    Sheheitli, Hiba; Rand, Richard H.; SOE; 201306323; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; hiba.sheheitli@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    We investigate the dynamics of a simple pendulum coupled to a horizontal mass–spring system. The spring is assumed to have a very large stiffness value such that the natural frequency of the mass–spring oscillator, when ...
  • Sensory evaluation of the odors produced during bromophenol formation using a multi-level statistical model 
    Atiyah, P.; Al-Samarrai, H.; Matud, J.; Wiesenthal, K.; Bruchet, A.; Suffet, I.H; SOE; 201506454; Civil Engineering; perla.atiyah@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    In response to reports of medicinal taste and odor problems in suburban Paris, a lab scale study was conducted to investigate the contribution of different water quality parameters - pH, phenol, bromide, chlorine, temperature ...
  • Is the non-market literature adequate to support coastal and marine management? 
    Atiyah, Perla; Pendleton, Linwood; Moorthy, Aravind; SOE; 201506454; Civil Engineering; perla.atiyah@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Analysts increasingly look to the literature for estimates of the non-market value of coastal and marine resources. We examine the comprehensiveness, timeliness, geographical completeness, and methodological breadth of the ...
  • Measuring the effects of stormwater mitigation on beach attendance 
    Atiyah, Perla; Pendleton, Linwood; Vaughn, Ryan; Lessem, Neil; SOE; 201506454; Civil Engineering; perla.atiyah@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Many studies have used valuation techniques to predict the potential effect of environmental improvements on human use of coastal areas, but there is a lack of post hoc empirical evidence that these policies indeed affect ...

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